Yearnsome vs Yearn - What's the difference?
yearnsome | yearn | Derived terms |
Expressing, indicating, or full of yearning; yearnful; desirous.
*1919 , Winter Sports Verse:
*1990 , Pete Davies, Dollarville :
*2005 , Paul Seaton, Cats Don't Eat Pancakes :
To long, have a strong desire (for something).
* All I yearn for is a simple life.
To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically
To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
* Shakespeare
To pain; to grieve; to vex.
* Shakespeare
* Shakespeare
Yearnsome is a derived term of yearn.
As a adjective yearnsome
is expressing, indicating, or full of yearning; yearnful; desirous.As a verb yearn is
to long, have a strong desire (for something) or yearn can be (scotland) to curdle, as milk.yearnsome
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- And ah! a yearnsome sigh Escapes from scores of swains, who far and nigh To win the slightest notice vainly try, [...]
- He'd been on Mir for six months, and was kind of yearnsome for new company.
- I'm in complete control, my yearnsome drones.
yearn
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) giernan, from (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- Falstaff he is dead, and we must yearn therefore.
- It would yearn your heart to see it.
- It yearns me not if men my garments wear.
